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Max Roach: The Drum Also Waltzes

20230.0 / 1082 min

Documentary

Overview

The Drum Waltzes explores the life and music of legendary drummer, activist Max Roach, his creative peaks, personal struggles and re-inventions from the Jim Crow to Civil Rights eras, from heady days of post-war jazz to hip hop and beyond.

Cast

Max Roach

Self (archival footage)

Abdullah Ibrahim

Self

Questlove

Self

Harry Belafonte

Self

Jimmy Heath

Self

Quincy Jones

Self

Abbey Lincoln

Self

Sonny Rollins

Self

Randy Weston

Self

Dee Dee Bridgewater

Self

Fab 5 Freddy

Self

Albert 'Tootie' Heath

Self

Greg Tate

Self

Jeff "Tain" Watts

Self

Crew

Ben Shapiro

Sound

Michael Kantor

Executive Producer

Christopher North

Music

Ben Shapiro

Producer

Ben Shapiro

Cinematography

Leslie Fields-Cruz

Executive Producer

Denise A. Greene

Executive Producer

Russell Greene

Editor

Sam Pollard

Producer

Burleigh Wartes

Additional Camera

Julie Sacks

Executive Producer

Ben Shapiro

Director

Sam Pollard

Director